ataxic gait an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, with a wide base and the feet thrown out, coming down first on the heel and then on the toes with a double tap. double-step gait a gait in which there is a noticeable difference in the length or timing of alternate steps.
Free agency began in the NFL in 1947. Before that, clubs were able to use the reserve rule, which was made more famous by baseball and the men who crushed it: Curt Flood and Marvin Miller.
Now that we know what the CBA is and how Free Agency and the NFL Salary Cap work to gauge one another, let's take a closer look at how the CBA specifically defines Free Agency. Definitions. The definition that we cited above by the CBA for a Free Agent is really the definition of an Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA).